Watch-maker s balance-pliers



(No Model.)

P. 0. RIBS. WATGH ,MAKERS BALANCE PLIERS. No. 461,393. v

' Patented Oct. 13, 1891.

UNITED STATES 1 FREDERICK C. RIES, OF MACON, GEORGIA.

. WATCH-MAKERS BALANCE-PLIERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,393, dated October13, 1891. Application filed May 7, 1891; Serial No. 391,90'7- (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK O. RIES, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pliers; and 1 dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appert-ains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pliers which are adapted forwatchanakers use.

The object of the invention is to provide pliers with means for properlyholding watchbalances, especially that class of balances known ascompensating, while changing the screws or weights in the rims oroperating upon the segments in adjusting to temperature; also for truingthe balances by bending the rim or segments, as well as in marking thesegments for new screw-holes and poising the balances; and the inventionconsists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will behereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a perspective view showing a pair of pliers with my improvementattached thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view showing one of thejaws with the supporting leg or rest detached. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview.

A and A designate the handles of the pliers, which are pivoted to eachother, preferably, by a tubular or hollow pivot, and these handles havejaws B and B, which are undercut, as shown. The jaw 13 carries a pi\recess has a pin or projection c.

oted block 0, which is provided with a vertical recess 0, while the jawB opposite said The face of the jaw B on a line with the pin 0 has agage'mark or indentation d, which will properly locate the position ofthe pin and the fulcrum or center of the pivoted block 0. The pin 0 isadapted simply .to rest the segment or rim of the balance on when suchalterations are to be made, as turning the quarter or timing screws inor out, or marking and drillingadd-itional holes for screws or weights,or such other repairs as it is desired to make when the balance is heldso as to be positioned between the two jaws. The notch (1 acts as aguide, so that the point of the segment or rim of the. balance to beoperated upon will always be held in proper position opposite the notch.The recess 0 in the opposite jaw is to prevent injury to the pin orprojection when the jaws are brought together.

The pliers thus constructed are provided with an adjustable leg or restD, the upper portion of which is bifurcated to provide a spring memberwhich will enter and be held within the hollow pivot-pin E of thepliers. This leg or rest not only serves as a support for the pliers,but also prevents injury to the balance wheel by contact with theworkbench, and when it is not desired to use the same in connection withthe pliers it can be readily removed therefrom.

The utility of this implement will be obvious to watch repairers andadjusters.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a pair of pliers, one of the jaws thereof havinga projecting pin c, a gage-mark on the outer face of the jawon a linetherewith, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination,in a pair of pliers, of a jaw B, having a projectingpin 0 and gagema-rk (Z on a line therewith, the opposite jaw having arecess 0, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,in apair of pliers, of a support or rest,substantially as shown.

4. The combination, with a pair of pliers, of a support or restremovably secured thereto, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with a pair of pliers having a hollow or tubularfulcrum-pin, of a leg or rest having a bifurcated spring portion and ashoulder adjacent thereto, for the purpose set forth.

6. In combination with a pair of pliers, for the purpose set forth, ajaw B, provided on its inner face with a projecting pin 0, a guideornotch on a line with said pin, and a rest D, carried by the pliers toextend at right angles with the jaws, the opposite jaw of the pliershaving a recess 0, into which the projecting pin 0' of the opposite jawmay pass when said provided with a projecting pin 0', of a block 0,pivoted to the opposite jaw and provided with a vertical recess 0, thejaws being undercut below the face of the pivoted block (J,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK G. RIES.

Witnesses:

XV. XV. WILLIAMs, J 0s. I-I. CUTLIFF.

